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Who is Britney Spears
This pop superstar known for such hits as “Oops!…I Did It Again” and “Toxic” appeared on the Mickey Mouse Club from 1992-1994.
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What is "Jurassic Park"
“They can’t see you if you don’t move” was advice given on how to avoid being spotted by a T-Rex in this Spielberg-directed blockbuster about dinosaurs brought back to life.
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What is “The Dream Team”
View Image The 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona marked the first time that professional basketball players were allowed to participate in the Olympics. The far-from-sleepy group of NBA superstars seen here brought home the gold for the USA and was known by this nickname.
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Who is Denis Leary
“No Cure for Cancer” (1993)
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Who is the Notorious B.I.G.
March 9, 1997 - This “Ready to Die” rapper was murdered in a drive-by shooting that many speculate was payback for the murder of rival Tupac Shakur.
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What is "Genie in a Bottle"
Former Mouseketeer Christina Aguilera had a breakout solo hit in 1998 with this song with a chorus that included the line “You gotta rub me the right the right way.”
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What is "Animaniacs"
View Image Spielberg’s production company Amblin Entertainment developed several animated children’s shows during the ‘90s, including this one that starred Yakko, Wakko and Dot Warner.
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Who is Nancy Kerrigan
This figure skater took the silver medal in the ’94 Lillehammer Winter Games just weeks after her leg was viciously attacked with a baton by a rival skater’s ex-husband.
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Who is Chris Rock
“Bigger and Blacker” (1999)
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Who are Sublime
May 25, 1996 - This band’s frontman Bradley Nowell died of a heroin overdose, 2 months before the release of the their breakout self-titled album and it’s lead single “What I Got.”
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Who is Ryan Gosling
This Canadian actor and former Mouseketeer has been nominated for the Academy Award for best actor twice, for “Half Nelson” in 2007 and for “La-La Land” in 2017.
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Who is Rufio
View Image In Spielberg’s film “Hook,” a middle-aged Peter Pan returns to Neverland and learns that this character is the new leader of the Last Boys
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Who is Kerri Strug
View Image This gymnast became a national hero when she solidified the U.S. Women’s 1996 All-Around Team Gold Medal by landing a vault on one foot after injuring an ankle.
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Who is Jerry Seinfeld
“I’m Telling You For the Last Time” (1998)
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Who is Eazy-E
March 26, 1995 - This “Boyz-N-Tha Hood” rapper died from complications due to AIDS.
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Who is J.C. Chasez
View Image Two future members of *NSYNC appears as cast members on the Mickey Mouse Club — Justin Timberlake, and the man seen here.
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What is "Saving Private Ryan"
Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1993 for “Schindler’s List” and then again in 1998 for this other film set during World War II.
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What is Snowboarding
At the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Canadian Ross Rebagliati became the first man to win an Olympic gold medal for this sport. His medal was stripped because he tested positive for THC, but it was returned shortly thereafter as THC was not listed as a banned substance.
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Who is Jeff Foxworthy
“Check Your Neck” (1993)
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Who is Selena
March 31, 1995 - This pop diva known as “the Queen of Tejano Music” was murdered at age 23 by the President of her fan club.
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Who is Keri Russell
This former Mouseketeer won a Golden Globe for best actress for her performance in “Felicity” and a Satellite Award for best actress for her performance in “The Americans”
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What is Amistad
This 1997 Spielberg film tells the true story of a revolt that occurred on a slave ship in 1839.
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Who is Richard Jewell
Following the Olympic Park bombing on July 27, 1996, this security guard who discovered the bombs before they detonated and evacuated the area was falsely accused of planting the bombs by the FBI
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Who is George Carlin
“You Are All Diseased” (1999)
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Who is Michael Hutchence
November 22, 1997 - This INXS frontman died of self-inflicted strangulation, possibly while attempting auto-erotic asphyxiation.
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Who is Kristy Swanson
5 years before Sarah Michelle Gellar played “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” on television, this actress portrayed the character in a 1992 film.
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